WEDNESDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2007
ROOM 21, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS

Note:

As there was no quorum the Northern Ireland Assembly and Business Trust Board of Trustees did not follow the Agenda Items but had a general discussion about the structure of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Business Trust.

From this meeting the following key issues were raised:

The need for younger middle management to be involved in the training programmes

The need for a good industrial spread of members

The need for a good geographical spread of membership

The need for the Board of Trustees to be outreaching

The need for relevant education programmes

The following ideas to be considered:

The working group (Alec, Trefor and Katherine) on business programmes would like a copy of who the secretariat has been targeting. Kate agreed to forward the lists.

Raising awareness through publicity

Cross over business contributing to developing good policy by developing education programmes on key issues and concerns of the business sector

Reviewing the aims and objectives

Consider approaching the Dail in order to establish a similar scheme.

It was also agreed a letter would be issued to Lord Ballyedmond inviting him to attend the next Board meeting.